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Oversight Committee approves 47 academic research awards and FY2026 RFAs; Rosenfeld abstains on one award
Summary
The CPRIT Oversight Committee approved 47 academic research and recruitment awards totaling roughly $69.7 million, delegated contract-signing authority to the CEO, and approved the programintegration committeeFY2026 request-for-applications slate. One award (RP250601) was approved with Dr. Rosenfeld not voting.
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Oversight Committee approved 47 academic research and recruitment awards recommended by the Program Integration Committee (PIC), totaling $69,700,000, and approved the institute's FY2026 academic research request-for-applications slate.
Chief Scientific Officer Michelle LeBeau introduced the award slate, saying the packages "include 47 awards from 8 grant mechanisms" and that the awards "address 8 of our program priorities." She described core facility, high-impact/high-risk, early clinical investigator and several Track (TREC) awards included in the recommendations.
The committee took a separate roll call vote on RP250601.…
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